Documentation for Accommodations

Accommodations require documentation to support the need for services. In order for Benedictine University to provide services, students must adhere to specific instructions as stated from these forms. Please refer to these guidelines to document any academic needs as well as special meal and housing requests.

Step 2. Please use the guidelines below to document specific conditions which require accommodation. Your clinical professional must be as thorough as possible when describing the impact of your condition on any accessibility needs. Please ask your clinical professional to submit documentation on letterhead paper or complete the Verification Form.

Step 4. Students will be notified of the decision by the Accommodations Review Team. If approved, students need to request and pick up from the Student Success Center their Student Accommodations Academic Approval (SAAA) form for the courses in which they will be using accommodations. If the request is denied, the student will be advised about further information that may be needed or the student can appeal to Jon Miller, Associate Dean.

Step 5. Students should discuss accommodations with their instructors using their SAAA forms. The instructor and student should sign the form and the student must return the form to the Student Success Center. If questions arise regarding accommodations or their implementation, please contact the Coordinator of Special Services at 630-829-6512.

Audio recorders are available for checkout in Krasa 015. Please be sure that you receive the Use of Electronic Device in the Classroom Contract to allow use of your recorder. If you need alternate book formats, please submit your textbook list to the Coordinator of Special Services. Submit your Request for Alternate Text Format (Include author, title, edition, publisher, and ISBN.)

Note takers

A note taker will be identified in the course(s) in which you would like to receive notes. All notes will be provided to students through their Benedictine University e-mail account.

RELEASE OF INFORMATION:If you have had accommodations from a previous school, please complete the
Authorization to Release Information if you would like us to assist in your records being forwarded to our office. All records will be kept confidential.